- Siemens
Mobility to
retrofit 176 ViRM double deck rail vehicles with the latest ETCS onboard
technology
- Siemens Mobility will provide seven years of
maintenance services for ETCS system
Siemens Mobility has been
awarded a contract by NS Group N.V, the Dutch Railways, to retrofit 176 ViRM trains
with the latest European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 technology. With
the ETCS Level 2 upgrade, the fleet will be able to operate with a greater
degree of efficiency for the remainder of its lifetime, while also meeting the
latest European standards for rail safety interoperability. Siemens Mobility
will provide the ETCS onboard unit
equipment and installation support, as well as seven years of maintenance
services for the system. The retrofitted vehicles will be delivered in the
period 2023–2027.
- Siemens Mobility supported RATP and Ile-de-France
Mobilités in the complete automation of Line 4
- Siemens Mobility fully automated the line with its digitalized
systems and CBTC signaling technology
- The automation of Line 4 will centralize control of operations, increase availability, reliability, and
capacity
The
modernization of Line 4 of the Paris Metro has been completed with the highest
grade of automation and the automatic driverless metros have now begun revenue
service. The digitalization
and optimization of Line 4 will allow RATP to safely increase frequency by reducing intervals
between trains from 105 to 85 seconds. Chosen in
2015 by RATP to automate Line 4, Siemens Mobility supplied their digitalized
communication and CBTC signaling systems to modernize the network. After a
trial run with no passengers that began in June, the automation of Line 4 is now
a reality. More automatic driverless shuttles will be introduced into the
line's traffic over time to achieve full automation by the end of 2023.
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Next milestone in the “H2goesRail” project
- Siemens CEO Roland Busch, DB CEO Richard Lutz and
State Secretary Hartmut Höppner take first test ride in the Mireo Plus H and test
the refueling process
- Innovative complete hydrogen system will be used in regular passenger service
as of 2024 and replace diesel trainset
- Hydrogen train and mobile fueling
station can be viewed at the InnoTrans2022
(Wegberg-Wildenrath,
September 9, 2022) Premiere ride in the new hydrogen train: Dr. Roland
Busch, CEO of Siemens AG, Dr. Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn, and Hartmut
Höppner, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV),
are taking their first ride in the Mireo Plus H hydrogen train today and will
then demonstrate the train’s refueling procedure using the mobile hydrogen
fueling station. The event will be held at the Siemens Test and Validation
Center in Wegberg-Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is planned to have
hydrogen technology replace diesel-powered trainsets in regional transport in
the future and make a significant contribution to phasing out diesel fuel. Hydrogen
trains are a particularly climate-friendly drive technology since they operate
emission-free with green hydrogen and emit only water vapor.
Deutsche Bahn
(DB) and Siemens Mobility are driving forward the climate-friendly transition
in transport and are testing the use of hydrogen for rail for the first time.
The aim is to test a completely new overall system consisting of a newly
developed train and a newly designed filling station.
- Intelligent Valve from Siemens now also operates with a glycol content in the hydronic circuit
- Integrated change-over function saves engineering time and investment costs at the automation level
Siemens Smart
Infrastructure has enhanced its Intelligent Valve with new glycol capability. As
a result, the valve can now be used in hydronic circuits with ethylene
glycol-based antifreeze. The glycol option substantially increases the range of
use cases for the Intelligent Valve: It extends the application range to hydronic
circuits that are exposed to ambient temperatures below 0°C during standstill.
Example applications include coils in air handling units (AHUs) or recoolers of
chiller plants. With the new capability, the required burst protection can be
provided without sacrificing the well-known benefits of Intelligent Valve such
as energy transparency, pressure-independent flow control or optimized Delta T
(ΔT).
- Siemens to supply two Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) for Alexandria Supervisory Control Center and West Alexandria Distribution Control Center
- Advanced metering infrastructure, including the supply of 300,000 smart meters, will be established during the project implementation
- Alexandria Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) serves customers in Alexandria, a city with about five million inhabitants
- Implementing state-of-the-art software solutions and automation devices will help AEDC to increase efficiency and reliability of the electricity supply, while reducing electricity distribution losses
- This project funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has a value of about EUR 50 million
Siemens
has been awarded a contract to upgrade the distribution management
system and establish an advanced metering infrastructure for Alexandria
Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) – Lot 1 of a JICA-funded loan. As
subsidiary of the state-owned utility Egyptian Electricity Holding Company
(EEHC), AEDC is responsible for the distribution network of Alexandria
Governorate, the second most populated governorate in Egypt. During the
upcoming 30 months, Siemens will be implementing an ADMS control center for the
West Alexandria region and a control center to supervise all distribution
control centers in Alexandria.
- World
premiere of the interior of the new sleeping and couchette car
- Modern
design, greater comfort and privacy for travelers
- Total
of 33 next-generation Nightjets on the rails by 2025
ÖBB and
Siemens Mobility unveil the next generation of Nightjet sleeping and couchette
cars at the Siemens Mobility plant in Vienna. The new cars are designed to
optimally accommodate the needs of customers and score points with modern
design, greater comfort and increased privacy. By the end of 2025, a total of
33 next-generation ÖBB Nightjets will be on the rails, connecting European
cities overnight at speeds of up to 230 kilometers per hour in a
climate-friendly way. The first trains are scheduled to be in use by the end of
summer 2023 on the popular routes from Austria and Germany to Italy.
- 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS
locomotives called from existing framework agreement
- Delivery includes locomotives with a
top speed of 230 km/h
- Milestone
reached: 1,500 Vectrons sold
Akiem, the
leasing rolling stock specialist company for rail vehicles, has ordered 65
Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was
placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that
was signed in December 2021. The first locomotives from this call are to be
delivered in mid-2024. Akiem previously ordered 20 Vectron locomotives from
Siemens Mobility last December.
- Delivery of 14 Vectron MS
multisystem locomotives
- MRCE fleet includes 147 Vectron
locomotives
Mitsui Rail
Capital Europe (MRCE), a full-service locomotive leasing company, has ordered
14 Vectron MS multisystem locomotives from Siemens Mobility on the basis of an
existing contract. With this order, MRCE will have a fleet of 147 Vectrons.
MRCE plans to use the locomotives in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, the
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, and the Netherlands.
- The two companies intend to work together to close gaps in the standardization of inductive charging systems
- Plans include technical collaboration and joint interoperability tests
Siemens and MAHLE intend to collaborate in
the field of inductive charging of electric vehicles. Both companies have
signed a letter of intent to this effect. “Wireless charging of electric
vehicles is emerging as a major market for the future. In addition to making
life considerably easier for drivers, who no longer have to fiddle with cables
and connectors, it is a crucial requirement for the autonomous mobility of
tomorrow. The transfer efficiency of wireless, inductive charging is comparable
to plug-in systems,” said Stefan Perras, Head of Pre-development and Innovation
for Charging Infrastructure at Siemens AG.